Editing Baldur's Gate (section)

===Original series===
{{Main|Baldur's Gate (video game)|Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast|Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn|Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal|Baldur's Gate 3}}

The first game in the series was ''Baldur's Gate'' and introduces the player character as an orphan who has been raised by the sage Gorion in the fortified library-monastery of [[Candlekeep]], south of [[Baldur's Gate (city)|Baldur's Gate]] and north of the kingdom of [[Amn (Forgotten Realms)|Amn]]. After an urgent departure from Candlekeep and a violent separation from their foster father, the protagonist searches for Gorion's allies and becomes involved with solving the region's iron crisis which has been mysteriously causing all metal to crumble, while avoiding or battling increasingly powerful enemies who have been tasked with taking their life. An expansion pack for Baldur's Gate called ''Tales of the Sword Coast'' did not add to the primary storyline, but presented the protagonist with more areas to explore along the [[Sword Coast]], more powerful enemies, more spells, and better equipment. It also allows the player character to reach higher levels of experience, made some general changes to gameplay, and altered the original game's final battle.

The sequel to ''Baldur's Gate'' was ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn''. The main character is captured by [[#Jon Irenicus|Jon Irenicus]] and must escape into the city of [[Athkatla]], the capital of Amn. Here the protagonist faces several different ways to figure out the reason behind the capture, as they journey through the region of Amn and the [[Underdark]]. The game presents a number of innovations over the first ''Baldur's Gate'' game, including further specialization of character classes, better graphics, and higher power levels. It also allowed more interaction with the game's joinable NPCs, including friendships, romances, and your own party members' interactions with one another. ''Throne of Bhaal'' is an expansion pack for ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'', and includes both an expansion of the original game, such as new areas to explore, and a conclusion to the Bhaalspawn story arc started in the first ''Baldur's Gate'' game.

The third main title, ''Baldur's Gate 3'', was developed by [[Larian Studios]] in partnership with [[Wizards of the Coast]], which holds the license for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' IP. It was released in 2023 for Windows PC, [[MacOS|Mac OS]], [[PlayStation 5|PS5]], [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/6/18655160/baldurs-gate-3-trailer-release-date-google-stadia-larian-studios |title=Baldur's Gate 3 announced for Stadia launch, watch the trailer here |website=Polygon |date=June 6, 2019 |access-date=June 8, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619081054/https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/6/18655160/baldurs-gate-3-trailer-release-date-google-stadia-larian-studios |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Macgregor|first=Jody|date=July 9, 2021|title=Baldur's Gate 3 will release 'hopefully somewhere in 2022'|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-will-release-hopefully-somewhere-in-2022/|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=PC Gamer|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712005805/https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-will-release-hopefully-somewhere-in-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 8, 2021|title=Baldur's Gate 3 {{!}} Panel From Hell 3|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2bmJe1lD_M|url-status=live|access-date=July 9, 2021|website=YouTube|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709202259/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2bmJe1lD_M}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/23509876/baldurs-gate-3-critical-role-matt-mercer-voice-cast | title = Baldur's Gate 3 adds Critical Role's Matt Mercer in 'critical role' | first = Michael | last = McWhertor | date = December 14, 2022 | access-date = December 23, 2022 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | archive-date = December 23, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221223050811/https://www.polygon.com/23509876/baldurs-gate-3-critical-role-matt-mercer-voice-cast | url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Baldur's Gate 3 will release on August 3rd for PC|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940?emclan=103582791464711919&emgid=3657534571513526776|access-date=July 7, 2023|website=Steam|archive-date=July 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707202652/https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1086940?emclan=103582791464711919&emgid=3657534571513526776|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 7, 2023|title=Panel From Hell: Release Showcase|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW846h6FyU4|url-status=live|access-date=July 7, 2023|website=YouTube|archive-date=July 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707113356/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW846h6FyU4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Wesley |last=Yin-Poole |date=June 29, 2023 |title=Microsoft Engineers Helping Get Baldur's Gate 3 Split-Screen Working on Xbox Series S |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-engineers-helping-get-baldurs-gate-3-split-screen-working-on-xbox-series-s |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708093010/https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-engineers-helping-get-baldurs-gate-3-split-screen-working-on-xbox-series-s |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Leonardo |last=Biazzi |date=August 31, 2023 |title=Baldur's Gate 3's Xbox release could be coming sooner than expected |url=https://dotesports.com/baldurs-gate/news/baldurs-gate-3s-xbox-release-could-be-coming-sooner-than-expected |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=Dot Esports |language=en |archive-date=August 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831130837/https://dotesports.com/baldurs-gate/news/baldurs-gate-3s-xbox-release-could-be-coming-sooner-than-expected |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/baldurs-gate-3/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Baldur's Gate 3 for PC Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=August 9, 2023 |archive-date=August 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809002659/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/baldurs-gate-3 |url-status=live}}</ref>